A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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More mixed views of consumer confidence create added headwinds for vehicle purchase plans
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 10:30 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines path to ‘tailored’ supervision
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 10:44 AM
Agora Data & Figure Technologies to launch first blockchain-based auto loan platform for real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:33 AM
Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
Matt Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, reviewed the Q4 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index as well as discussed what could happen digitally this year. Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 05:41 PM
Dealer/consultant Luke Godwin discusses issues and opportunities facing dealers today
Luke Godwin has his finger on the pulse of the independent used-car dealer. For starters, he’s a dealer himself as owner of Godwin Motors in Columbia, S.C. He’s also a consultant working with independent dealers and a frequent speaker at ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:07 PM
More insight into fraud at dealerships with Experian’s Jim Maguire
Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
April auto defaults drop back below 1%
Tuesday, May. 17, 2016, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto loan component of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices dropped below 1 percent in April for the first time since last September. According to data through April and released on Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, ... [Read More]
Updates on 2 metrics to watch — retail sales & unemployment
Monday, May. 16, 2016, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Economists from Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and Comerica Bank each shared commentaries late last week that shed light on two general economic trends that can have an impact on auto financing — retail sales and employment. Stifel chief economist Lindsey ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Metrolina adds 6th branch location
Monday, May. 16, 2016, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co. recently opened its sixth full-service branch location, marking the third expansion within North Carolina and South Carolina since the company was acquired by ML Credit Group in 2013. Now operating to serve customers within the markets of ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance’s term evolution from 24 to 72 months
Friday, May. 13, 2016, 03:01 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Back when Brett Roberts started his career at Credit Acceptance in 1991, you could buy a single song— on cassette tape — and the longest term the subprime finance company had in its portfolio stretched to just 24 months. Now ... [Read More]
Nissan chooses Sword Apak’s floor plan solution
Friday, May. 13, 2016, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (NMAC) recently selected Sword Apak’s Wholesale Floorplan Finance System (WFS) to improve dealer satisfaction and support growth targets in North America. Officials highlighted that NMAC sought a new floor planning solution that could provide an outstanding ... [Read More]
April lease approvals rise 3.2%
Thursday, May. 12, 2016, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Swapalease.com reported that vehicle lease credit approvals bounced back a bit in April versus the pace of approvals seen in March, registering a 3.2-percent gain. Site officials indicated the April approval rate came in at 69.9 percent, up from the ... [Read More]
DriveTime opts to wind down GO Financial
Thursday, May. 12, 2016, 09:01 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
DriveTime Automotive Group ownership is eliminating its subprime auto finance company that originated paper with franchised and independent dealerships for the past five years. GO Financial president Colin Bachinsky said the company stopped accepting applications from dealerships late on Wednesday. ... [Read More]
Why 13.1% delinquency rise was ‘natural’ in Q1
Wednesday, May. 11, 2016, 03:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A double-digit rise year-over-year in what TransUnion classifies as serious delinquencies above a level not seen in five years might prompt pessimistic auto finance observers and executives to reduce originations immediately and turn up the intensity in collections in hopes ... [Read More]
F&I Express and First Equity Payment complete integration
Wednesday, May. 11, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express recently finalized an integration with First Equity Payment to better serve their dealership clients by fully integrating their eContracting capabilities. F&I Express has aggregated a network of more than 110 automotive aftermarket insurance providers in an online portal ... [Read More]
How vehicle lines of credit could aid subprime borrowers
Tuesday, May. 10, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tony Hughes and Michael Vogan of Moody’s Analytics proposed what some finance company executives might consider an outside-the-box idea to help their customers who are stretching contract terms as long as possible in order to keep monthly payments affordable and ... [Read More]
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